Sierra Leone Definition
sē-ĕrə lē-ōn, -ōnē
pronoun
Country in Western Africa. Official name: Republic of Sierra Leone.
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Origin of Sierra Leone
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Spanish sierra (“mountain") + leona (“lioness"), from Portuguese serra (“mountain") + leoa (“lioness") (named by Pedro de Sintra in 1462).
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